A lot is riding on this iteration of the Calgary Flames, nothing more than Brad Treliving’s future with the organization.

After a failed dalliance with Glen Gultzan as the head coach, Treliving has seen the Flames’ rebuild stall, even as he invests more of the organization’s future assets to try to get his roster over the hump.

Calgary has many of the core assets needed to form a contender — young, elite forwards, a number one defender, offensive depth and established veterans. All that’s needed now is to form the raw material into a team that is at least the sum of its parts. A task the previous coaching regime failed at.

The Flames through the first quarter of the season weren’t without their hiccups. The team faltered in executing head coach Bill Peters’ new systems and were strangely permissive through the first 10-15 games. In addition, the sudden decline of Mike Smith from NHL quality starter to below replacement...